"frost giant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frost giants [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|non|hrímþurs}} Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, {{m|non|hrím||rime, frost}} hrím (“rime, frost”), {{m|non|þurs||giant, troll}} þurs (“giant, troll”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} frost giant (plural frost giants)
  1. (Norse mythology) A type of large, strong, and fearsome supernatural being that live in cold and icy regions. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-frost_giant-en-noun-kFIy6ngk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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